This fine collection consists of 9 Lip Plates from the Mursi in Ethiopia. 7 of terracotta and 2 of wood. They are well used and vary in seize from 8,7 to 11,8 cm.
400 EUR for the 9 of them.
A beautiful Asmat Fu Trumpet.
Originally used at raids to be sounded over the waters as the canoes assembled. Excellent carving of deep relief. Good patina. Awesome sound. Asmat, West Papua. 38 cm.
380 EUR.
Papuangulfmask.
A nice and old Papuan Gulf Initiation Mask made of cane weaving with very fine decorative pattern spanning from the eyes to the tip of the beak. Note the teeth on the devouring jaws. The motive of a monster devouring the initiates is common in many Gulf cultures and this mask was to represent one such monster.
600 EUR
A fine Timor Lime Container.
With two pending lime containers of bamboo attached to an elaborate canopy of coconut shell adorned with old Dutch coins. Some of the coins are original from the 17th Cent! Had been attached to a belt and worn by men. A very fine and beautiful piece of artwork with tiny incisions, beads and age old jingling coins. Timor.
20 cm on stand.
490 EUR.
Dogteeth.
A very fine money strand of dogteeth from the Papuan Gulf. This rare example is over 5 meters long! Such strands have been used as a currency eg at price price ceremonies. A few teeth are of porcellaine. Porcelleine teeth have been imported during the colonial time as a currency to use in trade with the indigenous people.
300 EUR
A set of four Eipo People Ear Plugs.
These ear plugs have been worn by men of the Eipo in the Central Highlands. Decorated with small incision-carvings. One plug shows the drawing of an airplain, probably a Cesna as they are often used to cater this rugged mountain area. Fine patina. Eipo-mek, Highlands of West Papua. 4 – 4,5 cm.
290 EUR.
Dogteeth 2.
A very fine money strand of dogteeth from the Papuan Gulf. Such strands have been used as a currency eg at price price ceremonies.
200 EUR
A small Eipo Magic Stone.
Same design as the shield above and used in a similar context to enhance the fertility of garden crops. Beautiful and rare piece. Eipomek, West Papua. 12 x 7 cm.
290 EUR.
A Jali People Net Bag of Pig Tails.
Pig tails are been collected at any pig feast (earth oven cooked!). If a collection is complete a women might work it into such a bag for her husband to use at a daily base to carry all odds of things. The jaws of the same bigs can be found neatly collected in a rack in the men’s house, smoke-patinated by the central fire. A rare and beautiful piece. Jali, West Papuan Highlands.
390 EUR.
A collection of Dayak Ear-Weights.
With 680 gramme (!) the large drop-shaped earweights of this small collection are probably the heaviest example to be found anywhere in collections or museums. A pair of small children’s earrings and a pair of sets of single rings accompany this rare find. Dayak, Borneo. The long ones 8 cm.
350 EUR.
A nice set of Timor Mandrels.
Interesting varying forms, great patinas and very special items. Timor. Ca 23 cm.
150 EUR.
Pigtusk.
A Fine Papuan Gulf Tridacna Shell pendant in the form of a pigtusk. This is a super rare item. The valued pigtusk has been reshaped out of tridacna shell. Very nice trade beads and old binding.
300 EUR
A rare and nice Brazza/ Asmat Shield.
The design is a geometrized abstract human form, tiny hands are visible at the inner ends of the red spiral motives. What is nice is that you can not actually tell if the carver intended red spirals or white ones. It’s a vexir-image, ie depending on your personal decision you see it as white OR as red spirals. Inner Asmat, West Papua. 148 cm.
690 EUR.
A fine Dani Bridal Skirt.
It is rare to find a skirt like this in such a good state of preservation and with such a voluminous form. Made of orchid fibre and bush strings, these skirts were made when a girl got married. Dani, West Papuan Highlands. 45 cm.
345 EUR
A beautiful small Asmat Drum.
The skin is intact and held in place through being attached to the handle like it is sometimes also found on drums from the Papuan Gulf. Beautiful patina. Asmat, West Papua. 46 cm.
290 EUR.
Pigtusk 2.
Another fine tridacna shell pigtusk from the Papuan Gulf. this one is shaped after a concentric pigtusk with the edges joined together.
250 EUR
A beautiful Sepik Kina Shell.
Adorned with Kauri and Nassa Shells. Old patinated binding. Sepik, New Guinea.
245 EUR.
A set of Lake Sentani Glass Money/ Beads and a Ring.
These items were used as a currency within the Lake Sentani Societies. The origin of these items is uncertain. Neatly wrapped they were usually stored away treasures. The green glass items were especially treasured and a means of ranking the glass items in value was checking the way the bubbles within the glass were dispersed and if there were bubbles at all. For this purpose the piece was held against the sun. This beautiful green ring has bubbles more beautiful than visible on the photos! Accompanied by 4 green beads. Sentani Lake, North New Guinea. Ring in diametre 10,8 cm.
245 EUR.
A fine Nomad Men’s Belt.
The bark of this excellent belt is held together by an incredibly fine weaving of smallest dried grass string. These are contrasted by the more organic painted areas reminding of Aboriginal paintings. Fine Patina. Nomad River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. 30 cm.
Shellarmband.
A nice shell armband from the Papuan Gulf. It has the nice nut tassels still attached. Old trade beads.
250 EUR
A fine Abelam Baba Mask.
Used at the Yam Cult, with a tuft of cassowary feathers, protruding eyes and a small mouth. Tight, old weaving. West Sepik Province, New Guinea. Stand not included. 33 cm.
590 EUR.
A Nice Middle Sepik Coconut-Bowl.
Bold, abstract ancestor figures carved in low relief. Sepik, New Guinea. 19 cm in diametre.
125 EUR.
A set of six Solomon Island (Torres Strait?) arrows.
Fine carvings. The arrow on the right side could be Torres Strait Islands (?). Solomon Islands. 130 cm.
490 EUR.
A set of three Solomon Island Fish Hooks.
Bodies of turtle shell with mother of pearl adornments in form of small Bonito fishes. The small shell fishes were blinking in the water to attract the fish. Fine pieces. Solomon Islands. Ca 6 cm.
890 EUR.
A fine Mendi Souther Highlands Men’s bag.
Of a tight and patinated weaving of the same kind as the stone axe above. Mendi, Southern Highlands, New Guinea. 26 x 29 cm.
180 EUR.
A fine Papuan Gulf Kapkap.
Fine Example with a European button, but old one. Gulf of Papua, New Guinea. 12 cm.
A beautiful Boiken Coast Dog Teeth Bracelet.
Worn on the upper arm. One of the teeth is a porcelaine tooth brought as an exchange means by the Germans. Boiken Plains, New Guinea. 12,5 cm.
290 EUR.
A fine Mendi Kina.
Used as money, rim of raisin and red pigments. The strip is tightly woven and decorated with pieces of Opossum fur. The knods in the string count the times this shell was given away for exchange. Mendi, Southern Highlands.
245 EUR.
A West Papuan Highland necklace.
Made of cassowary feather quills, arranged in an attractive form. West Papua. 30 cm in height.
245 EUR.
A rare Papuan Gulf Figure.
Dating from around 1960ies, a time where some good objects still could be collected in the Gulf area. Wood and grass skirt. Gulf of Papua, New Guinea. 80 cm.
